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Dungeon PunksGoncharov Must Die - Part 2After an explosive first half, the stage is set for a dramatic conclusion. Find out who takes the lead in the Naples underground and who is left waiting in the wings, as the curtain falls on this scene-for-scene recreation of the lost Martin Scorsese film, GONCHAROV (1973). Featured Music: "Lucky Dragon" by Odd Marshall and "Overthinking" by The Anti-Queens Dungeon Punks is recorded and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Writing, design, and layout of Goncharov Must Die by Mynar Lenahan. ——— Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/dungeonpunks Leave us a revi...2024-11-2746 min

Dungeon PunksGoncharov Must Die - Part 1In 1973, auteur Martin Scorsese pulled together an all-star cast to make the mafia drama, GONCHAROV. However, thanks to a troubled production the movie remained unreleased, with only a rough cut floating around. In 2024, the cast and crew of the hit podcast Dungeon Punks found a print of the film. Along with special guest Joe MacLeod, they will re-enact the entire movie scene by scene in a special presentation of...GONCHAROV MUST DIE. Featured Music: "Bad Reunion" by Heart Attack Kids and "Revenge" by Nomeansno Dungeon Punks is recorded and produced by Kirk Hamilton...2024-11-131h 02

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show38. A Screw & 3 Broken Light BulbsIn this episode, we recap our top games of 2023! After checking out a grand total of 82 games last year, Marley and Cole cover what they think is the most Innovative, the best story game, the game we want to play the most, the most "Us" (whatever that means) game, all the way to our Top Game of 2023. But first, some news: Riley Daniels is creating an Itch Bundle to support her local Trans Youth charity! If you have a game and want to support a great cause, join the google form here! Or if you want to...2024-01-121h 56

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show37. The Exhumed SkeletonIn this episode, we talk about how notions of plagiarism, inspiration, and copyright fit into the TTRPG space. We both watched Hbomberguy’s recent video Plagiarism and You(Tube) so that’s where our heads are at. But first, Marley has finished Alan Wake 2 (it’s fuckin great), then started and stopped playing Hunt: Showdown after convincing himself he was good at shooters after playing lots of Fortnite. Then Cole has brief breaking news about a court case in progress about AI art! Cole also checked out Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Marvel’s Spider-M...2023-12-061h 38

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show36. He's Not A Jonas BrotherIn this episode, Cole & Marley discuss video games that utilize TTRPG mechanics... But first... the strike has ended! Cole & Marley catch up on various films and tv shows that they have seen while the strike was ongoing (05:00). Marley shares his experience with Alan Wake 2, and the unique feel of the game as a part of the horror genre! (19:00) As for TTRPGS... Cole talks about Outward Bound by Penflower Ink (26:00), a Four Points System Sci-fi game about researching and exploring an asteroid belt known as the Teyn Belt which...2023-11-201h 54

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show35. It's Not WaterIn this episode, Cole asks Marley for a post-mortem on his most recently released project: Salvager's Isle, a Bump In The Dark supplement made for the Iron Country Autumn Bump In The Dark Jam. But first... Cole talks about how they found a kitten and brought it home (08:00)! Now it has moved in and refuses to pay rent! He then goes on to talk about his past weekend producing and commentating for a charity tournament in Rocket League over the previous weekend (18:00) Marley shares his sorrows in finding the perfect game (21:00). Here is a hint...2023-10-202h 00

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show34. PulsarPops (ft. Commander Pulsar!)In this episode, we are joined by Commander Pulsar, GM-for-hire on StartPlaying.Games to answer our questions about how to get started as a GM-for-hire, how to pitch yourself as a competent GM on a marketplace, how to balance the power dynamics as a paid GM and their table, and the best game for new-comers. But first... Pulsar talks about his adventures of hacking Horizon Zero Dawn into a Cortex Tabletop Roleplaying game, and his experience with the system (0:06:00). Cole continues with his adventures in Round 8 Studios' Lies of P and talks about how he feels about the genre...2023-10-102h 38

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show33. Just For The BuffsIn this episode, we take a listener question and talk about queer representation in tabletop roleplaying games along with our own journey with queerness and games... But first... Marley talks about writing as a freelancer and the difficulties that come with it, especially as a freelancer finding his feet (2:00). Cole talks about their experience playing the new souls-like game "Lies of P" from Round 8 Studios (10:50). They talk about the aesthetics of the world and the early costumes that have shown up so far. Lies of P is based on...2023-09-221h 59

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show32. The Fracturing (feat. Eric Silver)In this episode, we talk with Eric Silver (Join The Party, Games & Feelings, and a huge number of other podcasts) about Actual Plays, D&D, and the podcasting business overall. But first, a lot has happened in wrestling since the last episode (0:05:39) and Cole fills us in: CM Punk (not Steam Punk) getting fired, the Monster Hunter Matthew Palmer, Minions (?), and… Big Meaty Men Slapping Meat? Then, as its Labor Day (at the time of recording), Marley follows up with an update on what’s happening with SAG-AFRA, specifically how they voted to authorize a stri...2023-09-071h 48

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show31. *Card Shuffle Noises*In this episode, we check out the best selling games on itch.io and speculate what qualities make them sell so good... But first, Marley has been checking out niche YouTubers (00:03:21), including a stealth camping expert who gives advice for camping in roundabouts and a fast food reviewer who uses slo-mo, house music, and multiple cameras to review mediocre burgers and tacos. Cole, meanwhile, went to a convention in full Sailor Moon cosplay and has endured the highs and lows that come with that experience (00:10:04). They offer useful tips for the best way to avoid...2023-08-261h 20

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show30. Extraordinaire (feat. Riley Daniels)In this episode, we have an extended interview with game designer extraordinaire Riley Daniels (As The Sun Forever Sets, Ghoul Boys, Into The Blind), talking about starting out as a game designer in the pandemic, developing a Forged in the Dark game utterly unlike Blades, and finally, their experience working with Evil Hat Productions! We also LAUNCHED A PATREON (0:01:31)! It has a bunch of fun benefits including access to our new exclusive discord, a bonus monthly podcast, voting privileges on upcoming content, and… the ability to buy us a coffee! You can show your support ri...2023-08-102h 42

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show29. The Website Known As "X"In this episode, we’re talking about Money and Marketing in TTRPGs. We ask whether charging less for a TTRPG makes it less desirable and explore how community copies, charity bundles, demos, and game jams impact how we buy TTRPGs. But first: Marley chats about actually playing TTRPGs again after spending a good while simply reading them (00:03:35) and it turns out they’re really, really fun to play. Marley and Cole then talk about the WGA and SAG-AFRA strikes happening (00:08:00). After years of weird corporate nonsense, it's really refreshing seeing people do stuff about...2023-07-272h 03

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show28. Get The Space USB!With world-building complete (see previous ep), we jump in to our Star Wars-y noir one-shot of Ironsworn: Starforged by Shawn Tomkin, featuring an insect-like robot and a grub-like jedi-like! (⁠⁠⁠And yes, you can also watch this full episode with visual accompaniments on our Youtube channel!) Of course, we take the time to briefly go over the facts of the galaxy (and our characters) that we came up with last time (0:02:18), before outlining the communities and factions we came up with in between episodes (0:24:19), before finally jumping into the game itself (0:43:39)! And gosh, this one-shot...2023-07-133h 40

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show27. A Callback In HindsightIn this episode, we just start playing Ironsworn: Starforged by Shawn Tompkin! It's a rad PbtA Star Wars-y game that Cole has been extremely excited to play. Marley, meanwhile, is approaching it with an empty head and an open mind, curious to learn what an Ironsworn game is... (⁠⁠And yes, you can also watch this episode on our Youtube channel!⁠⁠) Now, as one of our longest episodes and so you might be wondering, "Hey, is this both world-building, character creation, and a full game??" Nope! Honestly, we just take our time introduc...2023-06-162h 36

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show26. BirthdayIt's our birthday episode! One full year (give or take a few weeks) of talking tables and we're celebrating by doing an episode where we talk about our feelings about sanity mechanics. On the topic of sanity mechanics, Cole's been checking out Darkest Dungeon 2 (0:04:10) and has found this new one has more interesting interpersonal connections. Also, it's less about treasure hunting and more about restoring the hope of the world. Then, of course, we spend a decent while talking Tears of the Kingdom (0:14:59). Marley, who doesn't own a Switch, has been watching four different let's...2023-06-021h 43

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show25. We Design A TTRPGIn this episode, we straight up design a TTRPG. It's only the initial brainstorm, but we do just improvise and troubleshoot the beginnings of a new tabletop system LIVE (and pre-recorded). But first, it's been a month since our last proper episode, so we have a lot of inspirations to chat about: Marley talks about reading the Akira manga (0:00:48) and finding that he loves it more than the film (which he also loves). Cole has been checking out Tails of Iron (0:07:50), a 2D-platformer with an angry mouse that's Redwall meets Hollow Knight, but actually takes the...2023-05-052h 14

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show24. Spaceship TheseusIn this episode, Marley plays a TTRPG all by his lonesome, as Cole has been feeling under the weather (P.S. You should send them your well-wishes to @IceColeBrew on Twitter...). In any case, Marley takes this opportunity to explore the 110 year history of the Spaceship Theseus with a really good world-building game. See, the world-building game in question isThe Ground Itself by Everest Pipkin. It's an evolution of The Quiet Year with some Microscope thrown in. And yes, it's not technically a solo game, but the game's prompts make it easy to play with as a...2023-04-201h 33

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show23. The Greatest TTRPG Event of the CenturyIn the newest episode of Inside The Table, we ask: "What The Hell Brings Player Characters Together?" We discuss the tools (or lack of tools) utilized in games that encourage building bonds and investment in the story at your table. But first, Cole talks about their experience with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which was a joy to watch, even if it was a little Marvel-y. We also chat about the surprising behind the scene videos showing the incredible puppets and practical effects that were used in this film, especially given the industry's focus on CGI in...2023-04-062h 11

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show22. Trans Rights!In this episode, we talk about the TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida bundle which collects 505 games for $5, and the TTRPGs which caught our interest. But first, Marley talks about recently finishingThe Wire then immediately finding out about the death of Lance Reddick. Cole talks about the influence the show has had on them and they both talk about how the show has got them so excited for seeing the cast in other things. Cole checked out the poorly-advertised Strange World and was refreshingly surprised to see that it was a pulp adventure story about...2023-03-242h 02

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show21. Perfect AdviceIn this episode, Marley and Cole are talking about pitching a campaign to the table, the difference between running a streamed game vs a home game, and campaigns we've always wanted to play. But first, Cole chats about finishing Hi-Fi RUSH (and immediately starting a new game), before Marley talks Kings of the Wyld, a fantasy book that reminds him how much he likes a good fantasy map and good, grounded, fantasy world-building, but kind of doesn't Then, Cole chats about Bleak Spirit by Chris Longhurst, a GM-less game where players alternate between describing the w...2023-03-101h 56

So Many Levels: A D&D PodcastApocalypse Roadtrip Oneshot!A trio of survivors hit the open road among kaiju, ufos and cryptids in Apocalypse Roadtrip, by Mynar Lenahan.2023-03-052h 54

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show20. Alone in the Station RemnantsThis week Cole plays Alone in The Station Remnants by Caro Ascercion, a solo journaling game about exploring the ruins of a station you grew up in as a scout with a mission to fulfill for your base, while also remembering the good, the bad, and the painful memories associated with a place you once called home. Content Warning: This episode contents references to the following- - Blood - Mentions of dismemberment - Being crushed by rubble. In this game, Cole takes on the role of his rookie, Dorian Branch, before the...2023-02-241h 38

Coup CritiqueENTREVUE - IKO présente le Bundle horrifique! (Fear Bundle)Vous vous souvenez de ces petits sacs surprises que vous pouviez acheter lorsque vous étiez bambin ? Et bien, ils sont revenus sous la forme de boite pour jeux de rôle ! P.P. discute avec IKO, auteur de jeu de rôle multidisciplinaire franco-italien et propriétaire de la boutique “The lost bay studio”. Dans cet échange très intéressant, IKO présente à P.P. le concept des “Bundle” thématique qu’il propose ponctuellement sur le site internet du Lost bay studio. Des boites thématiques pleines de petits produits pour rôlistes passionnés, quoi demander de mieux...2023-02-2243 min

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show19. A Person Who Makes Things (feat. Emmapanada!)This episode, we are joined by special guest Emma to talk about All The Witches (an upcoming deck-based TTRPG they wrote about the diversity of witches in a fantasy world) that's coming to Kickstarter on March 16! But first, we spend some time chatting about Hi-Fi Rush, Tales of Arise, Kingdom Hearts 3 (once more), Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Forespoken, and, for some reason, The Quiet Man. To kick off the TTRPG stuff, Emma talks Cryptid Creeks by Hatchlings, a game about kids investigating mysteries with the help of a local cryptid. It’s kind of like "Wh...2023-02-112h 39

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show18. The Next D&DIn this episode, we're talking about the recent OGL news with D&D and about what might come after. But first, Marley has to talk out his feelings about The Menu, a film he almost enjoyed. To do so, we do a big spoiler warning (which ends at about 12 minutes in). Then, Cole chats about Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, thankfully without spoiler warnings. It is a strange break from the kind of thing they usually read, filled with extensive footnotes, strange realism, the literal devil, and a significant section of the book set i...2023-01-271h 40

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show17. Nine Different Resource Types (feat. Austin Ramsay!)On this episode, Cole & Marley sit down with game designer Austin Ramsay for an extended interview about Beam Saber, working as a tabletop designer, and his upcoming Mega Actual Play Project CalazCon. But first, we chat a lot about the video games we've been checking out over the break. Card Shark, Suzarain, Pentiment... Folks, it's been a good Christmas. We also have a brief, spoiler-free chat about Glass Onion, since damn that movie was fun and it's interesting that we're starting to see Pandemic-era media that actually depicts the Pandemic. In Tabletop talk...2023-01-131h 57

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show16. Lucille DeleucContent Warnings for: Serial Killing Violence against Sex Workers and Homeless Cults Sworn by Ghostlight: The Ebon Woods Effigies is a mystery adventure game by Matthew John (@yuigaron) that utilizes tables and dice rolls to throw out the threads to solve a mystery as an occultist detective in a parallel Victorian London. Oh and the moon is dripping an ominous fluid called Ghostlight. In this adventure, Cole takes on the role of Lucille Deleuc, a reluctant Warden in the work of the Occult Detectives, with no memory of their past before working i...2022-12-291h 49

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show15. The Year In ReviewAs the year comes to a close, Marley and Cole look back at the year that was and the tabletop games we checked out. We reflect back on the games we chose to look at, the games that stuck with ous, and, hell, even our favourites of the fourty-four games we looked at the last six months. First, Cole chats about AEW Wrestling, finishing Norco, and Scarlet Hollow. Marley, meanwhile, has been getting into gangster films since working on his own Goncharov game and found Boardwalk Empire to be an oddly different way of telling a gangster...2022-12-161h 36

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show14. Pickle-Pee, Pump-A-RumIn this episode, Cole and Marley talk about how to break a TTRPG, because sometimes you just gotta. But first, Marley has finished off watching the first season of Andor and Star Wars is back, baybeee! Meanwhile, Cole got engaged, watched Bocchi The Rock!, read Melancholy Her, finished Citizen Sleeper, streamed Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and started a playthrough of Disco Elysium. And we're not even twenty minutes into the episode! Cole kicks off tabletop talk by chatting about playing Skelpielimmer's Desperado Playbook in a Blades in the Dark oneshot and h...2022-12-011h 43

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show13. Quip EmwisIn this very special episode, Marley is playing through a solo game of Notorious by Jason Price as Cole was feeling a little under the weather. Now, Notorious is a game about a bounty hunter (or a nomad in the parlance of this game) tracking down their target on a strange planet. They mess around with the local factions, cause trouble, build reputation, and eventually come face to face with their target in a dangerous showdown. It's also a game that feels so much like an episode of The Mandalorian with its incredible random event tables that...2022-11-181h 59

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show12. What Is The Bones?This episode, we're chatting about how art changes how we approach tabletop RPGs! It's also kind of a Halloween episode! But first, Marley chats Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinent of Curiosities (which he has found largely mediocre, with a handful of enjoyable episodes) whereas Cole has been enjoying Nona The Ninth, the latest book in Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb series. They also went to an Everything Everywhere All At Once themed birthday party?? Then, Cole kicks off Tabletop Talk by discussing Atsuhiro Okada's Ryuutama, a Table-Talk RPG game which feels like a video game brought into...2022-11-041h 30

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show11. Chamomile & LavenderAfter a week off (curse you, Pax Pox...), your co-hosts return, this time to discuss pitching Tabletop Games, both to players and to the world at large. But first, Marley talks about his experience attending PAX Aus, along with seeing panels, celebrities, and talks about the sheer number of TTRPGs he played while he was there... Cole, on the other side of the planet, talks hanging with AshenWorks and playing fun games in person. They've also been getting into commentating for MLE Esports GG and using Word of the Day to expand their vocabulary. Also...2022-10-271h 48

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show10. The TableThis episode, we're doing something different. Marley is going to PAX Aus (say hi if you see him!), which means he didn't have the time to edit a big proper episode and do the usual social media stuff. So instead, Marley's playing a solo game of Anomaly: Containment Breach by Sniper Serpent. It's a really fun Quiet Year-hack inspired by the SCP Foundation and video game Control, and it's one of Marley's absolute favourites. Now, it is a light horror game, so content warning for mind control, mild violence (including supernatural violence and implied murder...2022-10-061h 26

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show9. Nice Food Made By Nicolas CageThis episode, we're talking about all the ways roleplaying games shape and restrict the roles we play in them. But first, Marley checked out Nicolas Cage's Pig, which he describes as a non-violent John Wick film set in the seedy underbelly of the Portland haute cuisine scene. It was way weirder than he expected it to be, but still rad. Cole meanwhile has been watching Beaststars. It's a bizarre anime that is eerily like Zootopia, only with much more sex and violence (and is much better). Cole fears it may have awakened something in them...2022-09-221h 38

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show8. Good Games Done Stressfully (feat. AshenWorks!)This episode, we're joined by special guest Brandon AKA AshenWorks (@Ashen_Works) of Huntsmen's Hydra (@HuntsmensHydra) to talk about Blades in the Dark and the Forged in the Dark genre as a whole. But, to start with, Cole is stumbling back into Destiny 2, finding too much story and a crafting system? We also spend some time talking about Lance Reddick, because of course we do. Then, Marley chats about... doing book layouts in Google Docs? Making a work look nice before writing it has gotten him inspired, and helped him finish a horror game, The Ni...2022-09-082h 05

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show7. Roll. Resist. Fallout. (feat. Scampir!)Today, we're talking Sparked by the Resistance games with game designer Scampir! But first, we chat about the strange things RadioTVsolutions have been up to (something about Half Life with self-aware AI?), the weirdness of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, ethical quandries in Cult of the Lamb, and thick thick fantasy book, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Marley also revisits Jennifer Park's Discandying Cleopatra: Preserving Cleopatra's Infinite Variety in Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra", a fascinating essay he read in university which uses the metaphor of food preservation to examine Cleopatra's position in that play. 2022-08-262h 02

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show6. Air Bud eSportsThis episode, we're talking about Prep-less Tabletop RPGs: The Tabletop RPGS that you can just sit down and play without any fuss. Most of the time. But first, Cole's been enjoying baby-faced Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! and has somehow managed to pick up Star Wars trivia while watching it. He has also been inspired by watching his partner, Holly, "get her ass kicked in Mario Kart live on stream." On the other side of things, Marley has been checking out Embed With Games by Cara Ellison (currently available at StoryBundle). It's a non-fiction book...2022-08-111h 34

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show5. "I Came To Do Violence"This episode, we're gonna talk through our experience doing very first actual play recording of the RUNE playtest by Spencer Campbell (@GilaRPGs). (You can find said actual play recording at bit.ly/InsideTheTableYoutube, by the way...) But first, Marley talks about being utterly blown away the buck-wild story in Powerwash Simulator's campaign mode, despite still feeling weird about gaming on GamePass. Cole meanwhile has continued their playthrough of Dishonored and he has also gone to a vinyl and cocktail night. However, all is not as peaceful and carefree in the lives of our h...2022-07-281h 19

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show4. It's Gideon The Ninth!Marley opens the podcast up with a fairly straightforward question, before Cole lets us know what's been inspiring them lately. Specifically: The moral quandries of stealth-em-up Dishonored and some insights he gained from watching the recent Game Masters of Exandria Roundtable, which has got him thinking about the experience of running games as a GM. Then, Marley talks about the experience of watching Netflix's RRR without knowing the first thing about it. According to him, it has the greatest action movie shot of all time and the Fast & Furious franchise should be taking notes... Then...2022-07-141h 37

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show3. Bank Bank UtopiaAh, the FATHOM Playtest (v0.21) deep dive.... A whole episode where we sit down to do a book report on an incredibly interesting and surreal tabletop RPG that we've been reading, playing, and thinking about a whole lot. But first, we spend some time talking about similarly weird and surreal media that we've been checking out. Marley's been watching The Truman Show and thinking a lot about the rise of personality-focused media on Twitch, YouTube, and even Podcasts over the past few decades. Turns out, the future is more-cost effective than an elaborate, city-sized film set. 2022-06-301h 38

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show2. Dangerous Bears SmilingThis episode, we spend some time talking about media we've been enjoying, starting with "Disney Isekai" The Owl House and The Prestige (a rare film which depicts magicians as "cool"), before talking about our Elden Ring woes and thoughts. For reasons known only to ourselves, we also discuss our favourite video games of the year so far... Then, on to the Tabletop RPGs! Recently, we've been focusing on deck-based tabletop games. It wasn't a planned theme, just an incredible coincidence. Marley opens up the TTRPG talk with journaling game Wandering Dreams by Cody...2022-06-161h 30

Inside The Table: A Tabletop RPG Talk Show1. Got The MorbsIn our very first episode, we start with a big discussion about films and shows that have been inspiring us lately. There’s plenty of chat about Nicolas Cage movies and we learn how exactly Marley got… The Morbs. Then, we go into the meat of the episode: Listener Questions And, yes, this is our very first episode, so our listeners are ourselves. Nonetheless, we go deep about our experiences with tabletop roleplaying games, discussing what makes a good TTRPG, speculating about the history of the hobby, and how systems shape the stories we t...2022-06-021h 36